Here are the resource groups being research for the Energy conference for the Earth Science final. Each group needs to generate 2 questions for each of the other groups based on the consequences of that energy resource.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Bioethics Debate1200 pts.

Ethics:moral rules or principles of behavior for deciding what is right or wrong; an ethical decision is determined in favor the greater good.

In Groups of Three(or less by my approval) you will research the pros and cons on an issue of bioethical significance.After thoroughly researching the issue you will

create a poster that identifies an EQ related to the ethics of your issue

present at least two opposing sides for the ethical issue in debate

and each member of your group will ask a researched question of another group in debate

come to ethical decision that attempts to answer your EQ

use evidence from your research to support debate statements/question

2. EQs A few considerations when designing an essential question:

1.are not answered with a yes or no

2.require that we check/question our assumptions

3.have multiple POVs making them controversial

4.lead to deeper questions

5.do not always have a correct answer

6.answering them requires critical thinking

·Good for EQs:Why, How, Why should, How should, Who could, What would…

Poster is the minimum in required props for the debate, extra credit for those that take props further is likely.The poster will highlight your EQ and multiple view points on your bioethical issue, the pros and cons at least.

·What legislation (laws that might benefit either side) exists or have similar cases been used to support one side or the other for your issue?For example, the Endangered Species Act might be used to support the side of a pro or con question.

·What benefits will this science/technology have for society?What risks?

·Who will benefit financially from this science/technology?

Questions:Your group will need to prepare questions for other groups that force them to defend an ethical standing.In turn your group will need to think about potential answers to defend you ethical issues.All of this should be done before the debate.Each member of your team must think of two questions minimum about the ethics of an opponent group or groups

Do not ask any questions that can be answered with a yes or a no.

Use other groups’ posters and prior research on other topics to come up with powerful questions.I will award bonus points for powerful thought out questions.

Symposium Format @ 500 pts project/test/quiz

5 Minute Introduction your group should present the bioethical issue through EQ and POVs.No questions may be asked, yet, and the maximum five-minute time limit will be enforced.

Questions: four other groups will ask their pre-generated questions about your ethical issue and your team will have 30 seconds MAX. to devise an answer supported by evidence from your research.

Repeat process for remaining groups

Free form questions any remaining time will be used to ask pre-generated questions or new questions about any of the ethical issues debated.Students that answer with evidence will earn extra credit.

Calendar

*Day 1Project introduction, groups & topics picked

research bioethical issue in Library

*Day 2Research, think of research two questions for other

groups bioethical issue in Comp. lab and posters ideas.

*Day 3Visual production and question generation.

*Day 4 Presentations, Questions and Discussion.

Finals day

For those of you who read the whole handout, enjoy a head start on the bioethical issues.

Grades will be based on having the following or not

Your group will need to prepare questions and think about potential answers to opponent questions prior to the debate.Questions will need to be designed for each of the other bioethical issues being presented in class.Do not ask any questions that can be answered with a yes or a no.Use the posters produced by the other groups and prior research to come up with powerful unique questions.

Your group will need to coordinate on who will design questions for which other groups; you want to make sure that your group of four has 2 unique questions for each of the other groups.For example, *6 has 6 different issues being presented; each of their groups will need to design a total of 10 questions (2 for each other group). *1 has eight groups, so each group will need to design 14 questions (2 for each other group).Each individual in your group must design at least two of the questions towards your group total and you may need to generate some questions as a group, see diagram on board.

Ethics Debate Presentation

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Participation:Did all group members contribute equally?

Visual:Did the poster legibly include the EQ and POVs as graphic representations of the issue?

Essential Question:Did the group identify bioethical EQ and answer it?

POV Content:Were there at least pro and con sides represented by the group?

Research:Did the group present their ethics issue with real world examples?

Technical:did the ethical issue appear to have been researched thoroughly, organized into POVs, and in general understood by the group?

Presentation skills did group members maintain eye contact, clarity, pacing

Monday, May 14, 2012

1) read and take notes on Energy resources, Chapter 26. Your final will be based on this material.

FINAL = Energy Sympossium

Energy Resource Conference 2012- Orth

In groups of 3 you will conduct online AND textbook research on an energy resource to determine at minimum the environmental and economic pros/cons in using that energy resource.After thoroughly researching the issue you will

create a poster as described below

give a 2-5 min group presentation that summarizes the pros & cons of the environmental/economic issues related to your energy resource.

Your group members will conduct basic research on the other energy resources being presented in class and create at least one question for every other group presenting.

use evidence from your research to support answers to questions asked about your energy resource.

Poster, poster should have each of the following to earn more than 70% (200 CW/HW pts group grade).

·<70%-Diagram of how the energy resource is used to produce electricity.

·Summary of the three most important environmental AND economic pros/cons

·Attention to detail should include an easy to read clearly printed summaries, accuracy of information, works cited and diagrams that use color/keys.

·Divide up the work I will observe you in participation on all aspects of the conference and grade you based only on what I see.You will need to do work outside of class, but I grade on what I see in class!

Questions: (100 pt CW/HW individual grade)

Your group will need to prepare questions for each of the other groups about how their energy resource CONS will affect the environment, health and economy.Each member of your table must think of two questions minimum that can be asked of the other energy resource groups.Divide up the other groups so that your group does not ask any one other group more than two questions.No credit for any questions that can be answered yes or no.

·Do not ask any questions that can be answered with a yes or a no.

·Use other group’s posters and prior research on other topics to come up with powerful questions.I will award bonus points for powerful thought out questions.

·I will deduct points for: questions asked that are obviously answered on by looking at their poster or were presented during the group summary.

Conference Format(200 Test/quizes pts.- group grade).

5 Minute Introduction your group should present how the energy source produces electricity and summarize the PROS of the Energy resource.No questions may be asked, yet, and the maximum five-minute time limit will be enforced.

Questions: all conferencemembers will take turns asking their pre-generated questions about the cons of other group’s energy resource. The group asked a question will have 30 seconds MAX. to devise an answer supported by evidence from your research.

Repeat process until every student participating has asked at least one question.

Free form questions any remaining time will be used to ask pre-generated questions or new questions about any of the energy resources pro or con.Students that answer with evidence and well thought powerful questions will earn extra credit. I will deduct points for repeat questions, yes/no answers, asking something obviously present on the poster

Group Grade at Conference

Energy Resource Debate

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Participation:Did all group members contribute equally?

Visual:Did the poster legibly include the EQ and POVs as graphic representations of the issue?

POV Content:Were there at least pro and con sides represented by the group?

Research:Did the group present their Energy resource with real world examples?

Technical:did the ethical issue appear to have been researched thoroughly, organized into POVs, and in general understood by the group?

Presentation skills did group members maintain eye contact, clarity, pacing

Engagement:was the audience inspired to know more and ask questions?

Civility:were group members respectful towards each other?

Were group members respectful towards other groups?

Calendar

Day one =research energy resources electricity production and environmental/economic

pros/cons for your E resource.Use textbook at home.

Day two = Additional research on other E resources being presented.Use textbook at home.

Day three = Create/Finish posters, gallery walk and create questions for other groups;

Day four= E resource Conference day

For those of you who read the whole handout, enjoy a head start on the Energy resource topics.Some of these resources may not be in your textbook, which will require you to conduct more Online research then you will have time for in class (=HW).